Archive for the ‘Tropics’ Category

Typhoon Megi Slated For 2nd Landfall in East China; Taiwan not totally out of woods
October 21, 2010

Typhoon Megi:  4 days ago, prior to then Super Typhoon Megi’s landfall on the Philippines, I had mentioned in my long term analysis that “… if the trof is fast and very deep, it could conceivably turn the storm north and then northeast.  While there may not be sufficient room in the sea for this to [...]

Super Typhoon Megi Set To Strike Philippines With Extreme Intensity
October 17, 2010

For a more recent update regarding Typhoon Megi’s approach to China CLICK HERE The Philippines is making preparations ahead of a powerful Super Typhoon set to strike the island nation Monday morning with effects being felt on Sunday. The storm, known locally as Juan, is feared to have the same flooding potential as Typhoon Ketsana in [...]

Typhoon Megi Probable Super Typhoon Threatens Philippines
October 16, 2010

CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT UPDATE ON SUPER TYPHOON MEGI Typhoon Megi continues to intensify and is expected to be a significant threat to the northern Philippine province of Luzon by late this weekend.  Americares is making preparations to bring relief.   Typhoon Megi is currently the only tropical cyclone anywhere on earth but it could [...]

Typhoon Fanapi Set To Strike Taiwan Before Weekend is Over
September 18, 2010

The people in Taiwan are anticipating the arrival of Typhoon Finapi.  Among other things, it is disrupting the fishing season that just started at the beginning of the month.  Perhaps more importantly, the Typhoon is packing winds that will cause concern for damage and a potentially devastaing surge.  However, the actual surge is determined by [...]

Hurricane Earl Set For Brush With US Coast From Hatteras to Cape Cod
September 2, 2010

If you recall a few days ago I had talked about the challenges for Hurricane Earl maintaining its ferocity.  One of the main concerns that I had was a huge amount of dry air that Earl was getting ready to move in to.    I was a bit surprised that the NHC didn’t mention it [...]

Hurricane Earl Eyes US: Hurricane Warning Flags Flying on East Coast
September 1, 2010

Click Here For The Most Recent Update Regarding Hurricane Earl’s Brush with the US East Coast If you recall, yesterday I mentioned that one aspect of the forecast regarding Hurricane Earl was the dry air in which Earl was moving into.  I had thought that perhaps dry air might work its way into the circulation [...]

Hurricane Earl Faces Challenges, Still Major Threat to US East Coast
August 31, 2010

CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT UPDATE CONCERNING HURRICANE EARL, HURRICANE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ALONG THE US EAST COAST AS FAR NORTH AS MASSACHUSETTS Hurricane Earl has been behaving like a well developed hurricane as during the day on Tuesday it has been going through an eyewall replacement cycle.   Typically, the old eyewall collapses and a [...]

Major Hurricane Earl Posing Real Threat to US East Coast
August 30, 2010

CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT UPDATE Hurricane Earl will pose a threat to residents along much of the eastern coast of the United States later this week.  If you recall, last week we had Hurricane Danielle that became a powerful hurricane but turned north from the tropical regions into the Central North Atlantic and really [...]

Hurricane Camille A Powerful But Forgotten Lesson
August 17, 2010

On This Date in History:  Hurricane is the name given for tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic.  Tropical Cyclones  form in various parts of the globe but are most frequent in the Western Pacific, where they gain the moniker of Typhoon.  While the annual frequency in the North Atlantic is well below the number expected [...]

The Forgotten Eastland Disaster and the Ghosts Left Behind For Oprah
July 24, 2010

On This Date In History: The  Eastland was a steamboat on the Chicago River in the early 20th century that was built with known engineering flaws. But, they used it for ferrying passengers from the city to picnic sites on Lake Michigan.  It was designed to hold 650 people. On This Date In 1915, some 7000 [...]

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